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A year of Sunshine Coast sports in review

A year of Sunshine Coast sports in review

Knowledge keeper: xwu’p’a’lich Barbara Higgins was born to remember

Knowledge keeper: xwu’p’a’lich Barbara Higgins was born to remember

As the shíshálh Nation’s Rememberer or Knowledge-keeper, xwu’p’a’lich Barbara Higgins (her ancestral name means “she weaves”) is adept at weaving together the past, present and future into a compelling, meaningful whole, drawing on the wisdom and whispers of her ancestors.
Suspected overdose deaths surge on Coast over Christmas holidays

Suspected overdose deaths surge on Coast over Christmas holidays

RCMP confirms three deaths and at least two ‘severe overdoses’
RCMP seek suspect in hand ‘slashing’ incident

RCMP seek suspect in hand ‘slashing’ incident

Officers attended the incident and paramedics were also on scene following a 911 call received at approximately 5 a.m. 
Here are Coast Reporter's seven most popular online stories in 2022

Here are Coast Reporter's seven most popular online stories in 2022

Can you guess what stories from the lower Sunshine Coast made the Coast Reporter's top seven?
Coast arts in review: Arts surge after pandemic respite

Coast arts in review: Arts surge after pandemic respite

For arts and culture on the Sunshine Coast, 2022 represented a year-long resurgence from the arid constraints of COVID-19.
Highway traffic maintained through Dec. 27 debris blockage

Highway traffic maintained through Dec. 27 debris blockage

Highway 101 was blocked by land debris and closed in both directions for three and a half hours Dec. 27 in the Pender Harbour area due to a 'medium sized ditch bank failure'
‘Old Guys’ basketball begins in Davis Bay Jan. 4

‘Old Guys’ basketball begins in Davis Bay Jan. 4

If you’re over 60 and would like to play basketball again, you’ll want to be at Davis Bay Elementary School at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 4, for the first evening of 'Old Guys' basketball.
Elphi wrestlers triumph at 'War on the floor,' eye the future

Elphi wrestlers triumph at 'War on the floor,' eye the future

Earlier this month, six Elphinstone Secondary students went to SFU to wrestle in 'War on the Floor.' Wrestlers from Washington State, Edmonton, and Calgary all came to wrestle the best in B.C. 
The heroes at Gibsons's Repair Café have fixed over 2,000 items thus far

The heroes at Gibsons's Repair Café have fixed over 2,000 items thus far

Repair Café is in Gibsons on the first and last Saturdays of the month, and in the Sechelt Library on the second Saturday of the month. No appointment is necessary but expect a line-up. It’s popular.